The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-07-02
GREETING FROM THE NORTHWEST.
Our Correspondent Gives an Interest,"
ing Description Of This Part
of the Country.

/ EltNal WI IhcS INV 10 bAAN
section in which the enterprise and
push of the country is concentrating.
In the busy busting cities of st.
Paul and Minneapolis the business
of vast scope of country is trans
acted. st. Paul has no rival west
of Chicago. Its boom in real estate
seems to be even greater than that
city Here may be seen daily, men
from every section OF the Union
looking for opportunities to get
ahoat at high tide. All classes,
from the stock gambler of New
York, the wheat gambler, of Chi
cago, the real estate Spectator, of
the older and slower going eommun-
tiles of the East. to the ordinary
fakir, may be seen in scores. These
are not, however, the only classes
one will meet. The staid, honest
quaker, the pleasure tourist, the
fast young man, newly married coup
les, retired business men, besides
farmers and stock raisers may be
met at the railroad stations and ho-
tells, all attracted by the wonderful
Development of Minnesota. And to
a great extent they are not disap-
pointed. The real estate and bust
ness boom keeps right on and old
residents declare that it will contin-
ne to do so, and that anything that
gets in it's way will be knocked sky
high.
Every one seems determined to go
ahead. An occasional loss in bust
ness, a shortage in the crops, biz
zard or a frost in June does not
seem to discourage or dampen their
ardor in the least. The watchword
is forward.
Every one has caught the infec-
tion and is determined to "get to the
front or bust"
The city is not excelled in public
buildings, in private residences, in
public grounds, in fine hotels, in
hospitality or in its business houses
by any city we have visited.
Every day adds to the number of
its population. To-day we have met
score of former well known West
Virginians, who have located here
and who seem happy and prosperous.
Among them are Lewis Baker, the
editor of the Globe, under whose
management that paper has been
placed far in the lead in the newspa
per field in the Northwest. 1t has
no rival West of Chicago. On it's
staff are Jno. f. Baker, Capt. Geo.
H. Moffett, f. l. Jingle, a son of
Geo. r. Jingle, formerly of Wheel
ing, and Harry Black, once city edi-
tor of the Register The whole
crowd brought their Virginia cor
diality and hospitality to Minnesota
with them and will make a West
Virginian believe he is at home in
spite of himself.
Among others are Harry and
Dick Camden, of Parkersburg, who
are in the real estate business. The
latter has been here two years and
has already cleared about ten thous-
and dollars. Cam. Somers, formerly
of Clarksburg, is located here prac-
ticing law. These are but few of
the former West Virginians we have
met. Quite a colony of them may
also be found at Minneapolis which
city we have not yet visited.
The vim and energy displayed in
everything is enough to bewilder the
easy going-if-it-dont-rain- Mon
ongalian A week spent here has a
tendency to stir him up. Ten per
cent of the snap used by the same
number of people here would soon
put Monongalia far ahead of any
county in Minnesota. 1t would be
a God send if little Of it could be
induced to locate there. The posi-
bilities of growth in wealth in our
own county far surpass those of any
county in Minnesota: the only differ
ence is that Monongalia sends her
talent here to help the growth in
stead of keeping it at home and
utilizingit there.
Everything is turned to account.
During their long winters to attra ct
visitors when nothing else will an
swer they hold an ice carnival. l
remarked to a citizen of st. Paul to-
day that l didn't regard their blow
ing about an ice carnival as any
great advertisement for a country.
He replied "Well don't care a
darn, it brings lots of people here
and thousands of dollars. Why at
the hotel where you stop they quar-
tered three thousand visitors during
the carnival last winter"
The Minnesotian wont acknowl
edge that there is any better coun-
try on the earth than his. He has
''his piece by heart and when you
offer any objections or criticisms he
is ready to meet you at every corner
with a plausible argument He puts
his best foot foremost every time.
This is one of the secrets Of his sue
cess. He is determined to boom his
country, even the fates themselves
can't deter him.
He has a great country. There is
no denying that, but West Virginia
is far wealthier in natural resources
than Minnesota. The same capital,
the same energy, the same dogged
persistent industry would in ten
years make her far wealthier and
more populous than her sister of the
northwest. Can't we do it? Let us
try!
The Morgantown tourists have
been taking in the West with Won
der and yet with much pleasure. At
Cincinnati old friends were numer
Gus and cordial. Quite party of
them came from Kentucky to our
hotel to visit DR.. Morris. At In
dianapolis we met Harry Hagans,
W. L. Jacobs, J. NJ. Mccoy and a
number Of others AT Chicago we
were chaperoned by d. II. Chadwick
with whom many points of interest
were visited.
One of the greatest wonders of st.
Paul is the Globe building. As it
is the work of our old friend Lewis
Baker, so well known to many peo-
pie in West Virginia. ! will give
you a brief description Of it,
The building is the tallest in the
city and for beauty and utility as.
well as height SURPRISES the the ia